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Gathering information with your eyes is called?
visual perception
What is a gathering of old friends called?
A Meeting
What is the noun for gather?
It depends which way you use it. Gathering is a present progressive verb if you are saying I am gathering, you are gathering, he/she is gathering, we, you, or they are gathering. It is a past continuous verb if you are saying I was gathering, you were gathering, he/she/it was gathering, and we, you, and they were gathering.Gathering is the present participle of the verb gather.It is used to make progressive tenses as described above.But this form called a present participle.
Is spelling bee an idiom?
No. A bee is a social gathering where people come together to work on something. This just means a social gathering where people compete and see who can spell the most words.
Is gathering a collective noun?
Yes, the word 'gathering' can function as a collective noun.A collective noun is a noun used to group people or things in a descriptive way (a gathering of mourners or a gathering of wrens).The word 'gathering' is the present participle, present tense of the verb to 'gather'. The present participle also functions as an adjective and a gerund (a verbal noun).Examples:The children were gathering wildflowers in the field. (verb)We lingered to enjoy the breeze in the gathering dusk. (adjective)A gathering of fans awaited the arrival of the star's limo. (noun)
